Punji Population, Caste, Working Data Betul, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Punji is a village situated in Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 108 families residing in the village Punji. The total population of Punji is 577 out of which 279 are males and 298 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Punji is 1,068.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Punji village is 103 which is 18% of the total population. There are 55 male children and 48 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Punji is 873 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,068) of Punji village.

Population
577
Families
108
Literacy
45.36%
Sex Ratio
1,068

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Punji is 45.4%. Thus Punji village has lower literacy rate compared to 59.7% of Betul district. The male literacy rate is 52.68% and the female literacy rate is 38.8% in Punji village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Punji village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Punji Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Punji village.

Total Male Female
Children 103 55 48
Literacy 45.36% 52.68% 38.8%
Scheduled Caste 13 5 8
Scheduled Tribe 541 262 279
Illiterate 362 161 201

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 93.8% of total population in Punji village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Punji village out of total population, 321 were engaged in work activities. 33.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 66.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 321 workers engaged in Main Work, 54 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 53 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 108 102 6
Cultivators 54 54 0
Agriculture Labourer 53 47 6
Other Workers 1 1 0
Marginal Workers 213 54 159
Non Working 256 123 133

Nearby Villages to Punji,

Below are the list of villages near Punji village in Ghoda Dongri.

Village Population
Nishana 307
Ghogri 679
Rampur 974
Kolhaya 754
Hirapur 322
Bhatodi 622
Bagdona 1,273
Chopna 387
Gandhi Gram 419
Shaktigarh 1,371

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